Christmas in Dairyland: True Stories from a Wisconsin Farm

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Summary: Life in... Small Town USA
Review: 11/10/03

This book of short stories relates the memories of a young girls Christmas holidays. Painting life in rural Wisconsin. Although these experiences are based on true stories, they are quite different from any real life experiences Ive ever encountered, being a true city girl.

The stories are well written with a philosophical tone at the ending of each one. Thus, reading more like a documentary and the recipes are a nice touch, but a little too complicated. These non-fiction stories are fine if you like everyday life stories. I on the other hand like reading for entertainment.

Christmas in Dairyland would relate well with readers born and raised in similar settings, and anyone from suburbanites with 1/4 of an acre to country homesteaders with several acres. Mature readers who enjoy Holiday baking will love this book.

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Summary: A heartwarming anthology of true anecdotes of rural life
Review: Christmas In Dairyland: True Stories From A Wisconsin Farm by LeAnn R. Ralph is a heartwarming anthology of true anecdotes of rural life on a Wisconsin dairy farm. Even though Wisconsin is still known as America's Dairyland, life on a family homestead is fast being replaced by corporate agribusiness, and the memories treasured in Christmas In Dairyland are quickly becoming unique milestones of an era needing to be preserved in thought and print for the sake of future generations. Christmas In Dairyland is simply wonderful reading and is a "must" for all Wisconsin public library collections.